An MLB Collaborative TL: Piece of Cake: The Cubs win Game 6 in '03

[NyQuil]

March 4th 2004:The San Francisco 49ers in a blockbuster deal send Terrell Owens to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2004 3rd and 5th Round Pick and veteran guard Everett Lindsay

Owens finally gets his wish to be out of San Francisco and analysts start to rave about Randy Moss and Terrell Owens as a future duo together in Minnesota.

March 5th 2004: Television news anchor Larry King and Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin announce the plans for a Washington DC expansion MLB team if the Expos fail to relocate to the area soon.

King previously in the early 1990s mounted a campaign to bring a MLB team to Buffalo New York

March 6th 2004:Rumors heat up about Tom Brady possibly being traded to the division rival Miami Dolphins or the New York Giants. Despite making the playoffs the Dolphins reportedly want a upgrade at quarterback

 

[WB18]

March 7, 2004: The Dolphins also are eyeing a potential Kurt Warner signing in addition to being rumored for Brady.

March 8, 2004: Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad announces that the Twins will be for sale. This comes following a rejection by Twin Cities voters to construct a new ballpark for the team and a lease at the MetroDome that sees the team get almost no revenue from signage, luxury seats or parking at a stadium that caused many fielders to have trouble tracking fly balls and also deflates due to heavy snow on many occasions. Attendance has been in the bottom 10 for the last few years despite 2 straight AL Central division titles the past 2 seasons, which certainly doesn’t help matters. As the prime candidate to move is the Expos, the Twins could go right with them.

March 9, 2004: A group led by Casino magnate Phil Ruffin, film producer Peter Guber and former NBA star Magic Johnson (who was part of a group led by Mark Cuban) come together seeking an MLB franchise for Las Vegas, weather it be via moving the Expos, moving the Twins, or expansion.

 

[Nivek]

March 9, 2004: A group led by Casino magnate Phil Ruffin, film producer Peter Guber and former NBA star Magic Johnson (who was part of a group led by Mark Cuban) come together seeking an MLB franchise for Las Vegas, weather it be via moving the Expos, moving the Twins, or expansion.

Vegas heat will be brutal and the 51's could object it first

 

[kinnikuniverse]

Vegas heat will be brutal and the 51's could object it first

Only way MLB gets a team in Vegas is if the ballpark's a dome.

 

[Nivek]

Only way MLB gets a team in Vegas is if the ballpark's a dome.

Or like chase field/,the hangar, retractable dome

 

[kinnikuniverse]

Speaking of retractable roof, i do hope that if the Molsons's bid geta accepted, that they install one on top of Olympic Stadium, along with reducing the size of that thing. Either that, or try and build a retractable roof dome somewhere else in Montreal...that is easier said than done, though. Even i have no idea where they could install it...

Actually, i found this article about a downtown montreal ballpark. It would've been facing the Bell centre:

The Forgotten Story of ... the world's best baseball stadium – that was never built

Labatt Park, in downtown Montreal, was to be modern, elegant and memorable. But then the money ran out – and the Expos moved to Washington

www.google.com

With the Molsons buying the Expos, they would have the funds to build it. And add a retractable roof because of the winters.

Like, i don't mind the Twins moving to washington. The Expos must stay in Montreal! That would make my life so much more fun. Plus, not only that, you can move the Washington Twins to the AL East so we have the original AL teams back! (Yankees, Red Sox, Washington, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, White Sox and Athletics)

 

[kinnikuniverse]

Nah, for real, if the twins are the one that move to washington ITTL, then the original 8 American League teams would be back! And both leagues would have their original 8 teams. Awesome

 

[Don Corleone]

Like, i don't mind the Twins moving to washington. The Expos must stay in Montreal! That would make my life so much more fun. Plus, not only that, you can move the Washington Twins to the AL East so we have the original AL teams back! (Yankees, Red Sox, Washington, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, White Sox and Athletics)

Close. It's Milwaukee, not the Yankees.

The original AL had the Milwaukee Brewers who became the St Louis Browns. The original Orioles became the Yankees.

 

[Looper]

March 9-10, 2004: The second leg of the Champions League commences. To begin, on the 9th, Chelsea hold Stuttgart to a scoreless draw to win the draw, 2-1. Deportivo La Corūna lose to Juventus in Turin, but their 3-1 win in the first leg means they advance on an aggregate score of 3-2. Manchester United are stunned by Mourinho and Porto at Old Trafford, losing 1-0 in the match and 2-1 on aggregate, while Real Sociedad down Lyon by an aggregate score of 2-0 following a 0-0 draw at the Stade de Gerland. On the 10th, Arsenal throttle Celta Vigo 4-0 at home, winning on aggregate 5-0. Monaco narrowly avoid an upset at the hands of Lokomotiv Moscow, scoring two goals at home to win the tie, 2-0, while AC Milan have significantly less trouble with Sparta Prague, winning 3-1 and 6-2 on aggregate. Finally, Bayern Munich stun Real Madrid on a Bastian Schweinsteiger goal in the third minute of added time, sending Los Blancos home via the away goals rule, with the aggregate score being 3-3, and the match result being 3-2.

 

[kinnikuniverse]

I hope you keep FC porto as 2004 UCL winners. Was one fo the greatest moments in football history. That Deportivo team winning the UCL would also be amazing

 

[kinnikuniverse]

Speaking of retractable roof, i do hope that if the Molsons's bid geta accepted, that they install one on top of Olympic Stadium, along with reducing the size of that thing. Either that, or try and build a retractable roof dome somewhere else in Montreal...that is easier said than done, though. Even i have no idea where they could install it...

Actually, i found this article about a downtown montreal ballpark. It would've been facing the Bell centre:

The Forgotten Story of ... the world's best baseball stadium – that was never built

Labatt Park, in downtown Montreal, was to be modern, elegant and memorable. But then the money ran out – and the Expos moved to Washington

www.google.com

With the Molsons buying the Expos, they would have the funds to build it. And add a retractable roof because of the winters.

Of course, safe to say, if the molsons buy the expos and built the new retractable roof stadium, it would be called Molson Stadium, not Labbatt Stadium, for obvious reasons.

 

[Don Corleone]

March 11, 2004

New Orleans joins the MLB sweepstakes. Business leaders Pat Taylor, Gary Chouest, and J.M. Bernard are joined by Saints owner Tom Benson, Zephyrs owner Ron Couhig, Hornets owner George Shinn, and former Breakers owner Joe Canizaro. The group announces its intention to bring an expansion or relocated team to New Orleans.

 

[Looper]

I hope you keep FC porto as 2004 UCL winners. Was one fo the greatest moments in football history. That Deportivo team winning the UCL would also be amazing

I have something fun planned for this years Champions League, just you wait!

 

[Unknown]

February 16, 2004: Larry Nassar is formally indicted on multiple counts of sexual abuse and possession of child pornography in state and federal courts. Bail is not granted on the charges, so he remains in jail. His wife announces that she's filing for divorce.

(I could use a little help fleshing this out--on a side note, I do have an idea for the upcoming Indianapolis 500.)

 

[kinnikuniverse]

February 16, 2004: Larry Nassar is formally indicted on multiple counts of sexual abuse and possession of child pornography in state and federal courts. Bail is not granted on the charges, so he remains in jail. His wife announces that she's filing for divorce.

(I could use a little help fleshing this out--on a side note, I do have an idea for the upcoming Indianapolis 500.)

if ya want anything to do with Indycar, then you'd have to speak to me, since i am also in charge of Indycar besides the japanese combat sports stuff. if ya wanna share me your idea, PM me

 

[Inferno60]

Not a bad start to a new era. One thing is that I doubt any team would run the outdated Reynards.

 

[kinnikuniverse]

Not a bad start to a new era. One thing is that I doubt any team would run the outdated Reynards.

Other than the really small, poor ones

 

[Looper]

March 15, 2004: The Quarterfinal draw for the Champions League is held. The pots look like this:

Pot A	Pot B
AC Milan	Deportivo La Coruña
Arsenal	Chelsea
AS Monaco	FC Porto
Bayern Munich	Real Sociedad

When the draw is finished, the matchups are revealed as: AC Milan-Real Sociedad, AS Monaco-Deportivo La Coruña, Arsenal-FC Porto, and Bayern Munich-Chelsea. The Quarterfinals begin March 23.

Side Note: Does anybody want to take the first round of the NCAA Tournament? I thought we could all do the later rounds, but figured I’d let somebody who wants to handle the Round of 64.

 

[kinnikuniverse]

So yeah, i'm deleting the indycar posts except for the news of the merger, cause i fucked up big time and i didn't think things through. I apologize.

 

[WB18]

Side Note: Does anybody want to take the first round of the NCAA Tournament? I thought we could all do the later rounds, but figured I’d let somebody who wants to handle the Round of 64.

I will.

2004 NCAA Men’s basketball Tournament first round highlights

Day 1: March 18

The biggest shock of the first day was #14 seed UIC stunning #3 seed Texas 62-57, thanks to a 13-2 run in the second half as the Fire win their first tournament game in school history. Other highlights saw #11 seed Air Force stun #6 seed Michigan State on A.J. Kuhle three with 2.1 seconds left for the 60-59 upset, number 2 seed Kentucky survive an upset bid from Monmouth, winning by just 4 points as Monmouth outscored Kentucky 39-32 in the second half, #1 seeds St. Joseph's, UConn and Arizona all cruise to relatively easy wins to start their tournament journeys and a very long day at the office for #8 seed Texas Tech and #9 Dayton as the two go into not one, not two, but three overtimes that saw the Red Raiders prevail 100-96 thanks to 51 from Curtis Marshall.

Day 2: March 19

Another day, another big upset. This time, this was one of the biggest upsets in tournament history as #2 seed Duke was stunned by #15 seed Montana 69-61 in a game that saw Duke star JJ Reddick not play due to food poisoning. After the game, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski answered questions about his future, as he is rumored to possibly get offers from the NBA about coaching there, as his contract with Duke expires after the season. Another huge upset was another #14 seed in Vermont knocking off #3 seed Stanford thanks to an improbable buzzer beater by German Mopa Njila for the 59-57 win. Another clutch shot came from Florida's David Lee as the Gators sunk #10 seed Iowa St with Lee's 3 pointer late in regulation. And before you ask, no, a #16 seed did not win this year, as Illinois, the 4th #1 seed in the tournament, took down #16 Florida A&M to prevent hell from freezing over. Finally, in the last game of the round of 64, #13 seed Pacific took out #4 Georgia Tech after being down by 14 with an 80-77 win as Georgia Tech missed exactly 20 shots in the second half out of 31 they took.